BRUNSWICK – Jon Landry got an unexpected jump on his professional hockey career last week.

The Bowdoin College graduating senior traded palm trees and bathing suits for an ice rink and a hockey uniform during the first part of spring break as he suited up for the American Hockey League’s Portland Pirates.

Just a week after being named an NCAA Division III First Team All-American, Landry was invited to an amateur tryout with the Pirates and – a rash of Portland injuries and a few days later – was called to come play.

Landry, an economics major and French minor from Montreal, suited up for Portland in two games last weekend – a 5-2 win over Bridgeport in Portland Saturday and a 6-3 victory over Providence Sunday in Providence, R.I.

Although he didn’t notch a goal or an assist, Landry did get charged with his first pro penalty: two minutes for hooking in the second period of Sunday’s game. This past season, the defenseman-forward had a team-leading 16 goals and 22 assists. In four seasons with the Polar Bears, Landry tallied 121 career points. He was also a first team All-New England Small College Athletic Conference selection this season.

Landry’s stint was a temporary one as he was signed Friday and released Monday, when the team got some injured players back on active duty. His spring break resumed Tuesday.

“Next week, he’ll return to classes,” Bowdoin head hockey coach Terry Meagher said in a school press release. “This, at the very least, gives him some perspective on what the future might hold for him. It was a great opportunity for him to skate with one of the best teams in the American Hockey League.”

One of Landry’s teammates last weekend was former University of Maine standout wing Dustin Penner. Portland, the minor league affiliate of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, is currently 42-16, is first in the AHL Eastern Conference’s Atlantic Division, and has already clinched a playoff spot.

St. Clair an NABC All-American

Pittsfield native Andrew St. Clair was named an NCAA Division III second team All-American this week by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

The senior center becomes only the second Colby-Sawyer College basketball player to be so honored and the first to be named a second-team selection. T.J. Gondek was named to the third team in 1995.

St. Clair finished his collegiate career as the only player in school history to eclipse both 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in his career. He is Colby-Sawyer’s career leader in rebounds (1,007), steals (206), and blocked shots (142) and is No. 3 in scoring with 2,043 points.

He has been named to the NABC Northeast Region first team twice and the second team once (2004).

Beasley, Miles pick up honors

The University of Maine-Presque Isle’s Sarah Beasley, a senior forward from Houlton, was named to the Association of Division III Independents All-Independent Team and freshman guard Brett Miles was named to the all-independent rookie of the year.

Beasley led her UMPI Owls to a 17-7 record and the Northeast Independent Tournament finals while averaging 11.2 points and 11.0 rebounds per game. She was only one of three players in the women’s independent association to average a double-double this season.

Miles averaged 20 points a game and set an UMPI school record for 3-point field goals en route to 499 total points.

Colby’s Beasley is all-state pick

Colby College student-athlete Erin Beasley, a freshman from Milo, has been named to the 2006 Division III Maine Indoor Track and Field All-State Team in the 55-meter dash, 200, and 4-by-200 relay.

She was also a member of the distance medley relay team that placed 13th in a national ranking of all NCAA Division III teams. Beasley was also given the 2006 Colby Indoor Track and Field Rookie of the Year award.